swimming blog In the fast lane

You’d have to be crazy to just swim freestyle all the time. Completely bonkers to think that swimming another stroke is a waste of time. Absolutely barking to turn a blind eye to the benefits of practising other strokes. Yes, madness is the name of... read on »

We have all seen competitive swimmers swim with such ease and smoothness. The way their arms move over the water looks like it does not cost them any energy at all. The arm recovery is when swimmers take a tiny break from swimming after each pull-th... read on »

A powerful pull-through is a very sought-after skill in freestyle. It’s the skill that makes you go fast. 80% of your speed is determined by it. Luckily, it’s one of the... read on »

The life of a fisherman; patiently waiting for the right catch. Being very careful, reeling the line in slowly to give the impression that the bait is alive. This patience for the catch is precisely the patience you need as a swimmer for yours. For those... read on »

Some people call it impossible, others call it never again. We call it butterfly. Why crawl when you can fly, right?

Do you want to know how to put the fun back into your swimming? Get creative. There is no “B” for boring in swimming, so don’t let yourself or others convince you there is. Swimming is so much more than just swimming up and down. It is ... read on »

When you think endurance training, you think lengthly distances of non stop swimming. That shouldn’t be the case. Endurance trainings is made up of intervals with plenty of variation. It teaches you how to pace and to maintain your technique, while... read on »

The GPS sports watch has become one of, if not, the most important ways to record sporting effort in the modern world. It is without a doubt a place of big data. There are pros and cons to the information your watches collect. It may also be confusing to... read on »

It's not enough you know, just swimming up and down the pool mindlessly and thinking this is going to make you a better and faster swimmer. Because the bad news is, it's not. There is a big difference between just swimming a certain number of lap... read on »

In 2008, long distance swimmer Maarten van der Weijden won Olympic gold in the 10km Open Water distance after surviving leukemia in 2001. He went on a heroic path, raising funds for cancer research by taking on almost unhuman like challenges. In 2017 he ... read on »